Boyne
a river of Ireland, rises in the Bog of Allen, County Kildare, and flows N. E. through Meath to Drogheda, below which it enters the Irish Sea. It is navigable for barges up to Navan.
The Boyne will ever be memorable in English history for the important victory gained on its banks about 3 miles above Drogheda, July 1, 1690, by the forces under the command of William III., over those of James II. Though James' personal courage was beyond all question, he, on this occasion, allowed the prudence of the sovereign to outweigh the impulses of the soldier. Of his troops 1,500 were killed and wounded, while William lost barely 500 men. In 1736 an obelisk, 150 feet high, was erected at Oldbridge, on the site of the battlefield, in commemoration of this victory.
BOZEMAN ter from the National Council. The sports and crafts included in the Scout program practically cover the whole range of outdoor life. Fishing, cycling, camping, wood lore, signaling, tracking are some of these. Then, too, the crafts are given much attention. Excellence in photography, gardening, telegraphy, forestry, etc., is stimulated by the award of special medals. The rich and poor are on precisely the same footing and snobbishness is a thing unknown.
There are three grades, the Tenderfoot, the Second Class and the First Class.
The Scouts pledge themselves to do a good turn daily to some one. The whole aim of the movement is to develop the Boy Scout into a vigorous, chivalric, right living man and loyal citizen of his country.
As an organization, the Scouts have rendered sterling sterling service to the Government during the World War. They were a valuable factor in the Liberty Loan campaigns. They secured subscriptions amounting to $278,744,650, and sold War Savings Stamps to an amount of $42,- 751,000. They co-operated, as far as their youth would allow, with the Red Cross, the War Work and other Government committees; collected 100 carloads of fruit pits for gas masks; distributed 30,000,000 pieces of literature and did a vast amount of related work that released their elders for other tasks. Their